Educators' Perspectives on the Use of Artificial Intelligence in Dentistry.
Purpose Artificial Intelligence (AI) holds the potential for improving dental hygiene clinical practice as well as dental hygiene education. The purpose of this study was to identify educators' perspectives, attitudes, and concerns about the implementation of AI in dental hygiene education and stude...
| Publicado en: | Journal of Dental Hygiene Vol. 99; no. 6; pp. 40 - 52 |
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American Dental Hygienists Association
Dec2025
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